West Waterford Festival of Food

The Plough and the Stars

At the Abbey Theatre

The 1916 Rising

Proclaiming a Republic

Dublin

One city, one book

Chris Church Cathedral

By Pat Liddy
· Illustrations:
Patrick Donald

The inner core of late medieval Dublin was a comparatively small area hedged in by impressive walls,
fortified by 32 sturdy towers and gateways. Among the cramped streets and crowded laneways of
wooden houses and wattle cabins stood at least ten stone churches. The grandest of these was the
Church of the Holy Trinity, now more commonly known as Christ Church Cathedral. Built on the highest
point of the hill around which Dublin was strategically located, it soared above all else. Nothing was
allowed to be higher than the principal house of God!

West Waterford Festival of Food

Cobh

The harbour town
that has it all

Samuel Beckett

Great Irish Writers

Theatre Royal

April is a month that promises many a night’s great
entertainment in Theatre Royal